Difference between revisions of "Testing Standard Documentation in Advanced Testing"
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| Uh oh - the motherboard is beeping furiously at me! || Power down the motherboard. The beeping normally means either: | | Uh oh - the motherboard is beeping furiously at me! || Power down the motherboard. The beeping normally means either: | ||
− | *You have the wrong speed memory installed. Power down the motherboard, choose the next slowest speed memory card, and reboot. | + | *You have the wrong speed memory installed. Power down the motherboard, choose the next slowest speed memory card, and reboot. This usually fixes the beeping problem. |
*You have the wrong processor speed/FSB speed/L2 cache size cpu installed. Refer to the user manual for the motherboard for the correct speed processor. If no user manual is available try a processor with a slower FSB speed, smaller L2 cache, or slower processor speed. | *You have the wrong processor speed/FSB speed/L2 cache size cpu installed. Refer to the user manual for the motherboard for the correct speed processor. If no user manual is available try a processor with a slower FSB speed, smaller L2 cache, or slower processor speed. | ||
*Make 2 or 3 attempts at fixing the beeping problem before deciding to recycle the motherboard. | *Make 2 or 3 attempts at fixing the beeping problem before deciding to recycle the motherboard. |
Revision as of 17:37, 24 June 2010
Motherboard Testing
Tex 20:37, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
There are a multitude of items to check in motherboard testing..
NOTESReasons NOT to reject a motherboard on preliminary inspection
Motherboards GENERALLY have a standardized layout as follows:
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